Jaren Jackson Jr. vs. Joe Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Joe Smith and Jaren Jackson Jr. that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Jaren Jackson Jr.

vs.

Joe Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jaren Jackson Jr.: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Joe Smith: 1995-96 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jaren Jackson Jr. 0 Joe Smith 0

NBA Seasons Jaren Jackson Jr. 6 Joe Smith 16

Playoffs Played Jaren Jackson Jr. 3 Joe Smith 10

All-Star Games Jaren Jackson Jr. 1 Joe Smith 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Jaren Jackson Jr. 2 Joe Smith 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jaren Jackson Jr. 2 Joe Smith 0

Defensive Player of The Year Jaren Jackson Jr. 1 Joe Smith 0

Blocks Leader Jaren Jackson Jr. 2 Joe Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 17.6 Joe Smith 10.9

Rebounds Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 5.5 Joe Smith 6.4

Assists Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.4 Joe Smith 1.0

Steals Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.0 Joe Smith 0.6

Blocks Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 2.0 Joe Smith 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Jaren Jackson Jr. 5,877 Joe Smith 11,208

Total Rebounds Jaren Jackson Jr. 1,841 Joe Smith 6,575

Total Assists Jaren Jackson Jr. 454 Joe Smith 1,010

Total Steals Jaren Jackson Jr. 322 Joe Smith 606

Total Blocks Jaren Jackson Jr. 664 Joe Smith 868

Total Games Jaren Jackson Jr. 333 Joe Smith 1,030

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .460 Joe Smith .455

3-Point Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .345 Joe Smith .238

Free Throw Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .795 Joe Smith .790

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 22.5 (2024) Joe Smith 18.7 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 6.8 (2023) Joe Smith 8.7 (1996)

Assists Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 2.3 (2024) Joe Smith 1.6 (1999)

Steals Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.2 (2024) Joe Smith 1.0 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 3.0 (2023) Joe Smith 1.6 (1996)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 15.7 Joe Smith 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 6.8 Joe Smith 3.9

Assists Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.1 Joe Smith 0.3

Steals Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 0.9 Joe Smith 0.4

Blocks Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 2.1 Joe Smith 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Jaren Jackson Jr. 361 Joe Smith 337

Total Rebounds Jaren Jackson Jr. 156 Joe Smith 243

Total Assists Jaren Jackson Jr. 25 Joe Smith 20

Total Steals Jaren Jackson Jr. 20 Joe Smith 23

Total Blocks Jaren Jackson Jr. 48 Joe Smith 38

Total Games Jaren Jackson Jr. 23 Joe Smith 62

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .399 Joe Smith .451

3-Point Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .336 Joe Smith .375

Free Throw Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .810 Joe Smith .780

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 18.0 (2023) Joe Smith 13.2 (2004)

Rebounds Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 7.8 (2023) Joe Smith 10.0 (2004)

Assists Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.5 (2023) Joe Smith 1.3 (1999)

Steals Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.0 (2023) Joe Smith 0.8 (2004)

Blocks Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 2.5 (2022) Joe Smith 2.0 (2004)